Patents by Inventor Joseph D. Corn

Joseph D. Corn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Portable apparatus and associated method for phased array field calibration
    Patent number: 9614279
    Abstract: A system for calibrating an array antenna comprises a calibration antenna at a first location relative to an array antenna, a first set of calibration files, and a processor. Based on received far field data from a far field data test that was run on the array antenna, using the calibration antenna, the processor is configured to generate a model predicting the actual location of the calibration antenna relative to the array antenna and to generate predicted far field data based on the model. The model is adjusted, if needed, by comparing the predicted far field data with the received far field data. Based on the model, new calibration files are generated that substantially correlate to the actual location of the calibration antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. McDevitt, David A. Brennan, Curtis Combs, Christopher A. Hamner, Macdonald J. Andrews, Joseph D. Corn
  • PORTABLE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR PHASED ARRAY FIELD CALIBRATION
    Publication number: 20160043465
    Abstract: A system for calibrating an array antenna comprises a calibration antenna at a first location relative to an array antenna, a first set of calibration files, and a processor. Based on received far field data from a far field data test that was run on the array antenna, using the calibration antenna, the processor is configured to generate a model predicting the actual location of the calibration antenna relative to the array antenna and to generate predicted far field data based on the model. The model is adjusted, if needed, by comparing the predicted far field data with the received far field data. Based on the model, new calibration files are generated that substantially correlate to the actual location of the calibration antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas J. McDevitt, David A. Brennan, Curtis Combs, Christopher A. Hamner, Macdonald J. Andrews, Joseph D. Corn